Madeleine Powell, Rhiannon Pilkington, Bianca Varney, Alys Havard, John Lynch, Timothy Dobbins, Julee Oei, Tasnia Ahmed, Kathleen Falster
ISSUES: Although maternal substance use is a known risk factor for child maltreatment, evidence on the scale of substance use is needed to inform prevention responses. This systematic review synthesised prevalence estimates of maternal substance use during pregnancy and early life among children at risk of maltreatment. Ovid, Pubmed, CINAHL, PsychInfo and ProQuest databases were searched. We included observational studies that sampled children at risk of maltreatment in high-income countries and reported information on maternal substance use during pregnancy and/or the child's first year of life...
March 28, 2024: Drug and Alcohol Review